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PreciousJones Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
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1. Choosing between stairs or elevators. I say:
You wanna keep walking or take the elevator?
2. My friend asks me: Didn't you already go to the restroom? I say:
No, She went. Or
No, She did. Or
No, she's gone.
Are all three useable?
3. Talking to someone on the elevator:
How did you know I was from the US? Or
How did you know I'm from the US?
Are both grammatically correct and useable?
Thanks!
You wanna keep walking or take the elevator?
2. My friend asks me: Didn't you already go to the restroom? I say:
No, She went. Or
No, She did. Or
No, she's gone.
Are all three useable?
3. Talking to someone on the elevator:
How did you know I was from the US? Or
How did you know I'm from the US?
Are both grammatically correct and useable?
Thanks!
Top answer
Hi, 1. Choosing between stairs or elevators. I say: You wanna keep walking or take the elevator?
- Hi, 1.
- Choosing between stairs or elevators.
- I say: You wanna keep walking or take the elevator?
- No.
- 'Walking' does not convey the meaning of using the stairs.
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Hi,
1. Choosing between stairs or elevators. I say:
You wanna keep walking or take the elevator? No. 'Walking' does not convey the meaning of using the stairs.
2. My friend asks me: Didn't you already go to the restroom? I say:
No, she went. OK.
1. Choosing between stairs or elevators. I say:
You wanna keep walking or take the elevator? No. 'Walking' does not convey the meaning of using the stairs.
2. My friend asks me: Didn't you already go to the restroom? I say:
No, she went. OK.
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CliveHi,1. Choosing between stairs or elevators. I say:You wanna keep walking or take the elevator? No. 'Walking' does not convey the meaning of using the stairs.2. My friend asks me: Didn't you already go to the restroom? I say:No, she went. OK. OrNo, she did. OK OrNo, she's gone. NoAre all three useable?3. Talking to someone on the elevator:How did you know I was from t
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Hi,
Where are you when you say this?
eg Are you at the foot of the stairs? Are you on the stairs?
In writing, don't use 'wanna'.
Clive
Where are you when you say this?
eg Are you at the foot of the stairs? Are you on the stairs?
In writing, don't use 'wanna'.
Clive
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CliveHi,Where are you when you say this?eg Are you at the foot of the stairs? Are you on the stairs?In writing, don't use 'wanna'.CliveI'm right in front of the stairs and I ask my friend:
You wanna keep walking or take the elevator?
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CliveHi,Do you want to walk or take the elevator?CliveSo,
Do you want to keep walking or take the elevator. This is okay to use?
Thanks!
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Hi,
No, doesn't sound right.
The problem is the 'keep'. We don't think of walking on a horizontal surface and walking up stairs as the same kind of walking.
Clive
No, doesn't sound right.
The problem is the 'keep'. We don't think of walking on a horizontal surface and walking up stairs as the same kind of walking.
Clive
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I know exactly what you're talking about.
But isn't walking just walking?
Thanks!
But isn't walking just walking?
Thanks!
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Hi,
What do you think?
It's really just a matter of what we usually say, and that's what I'm trying to explain to you.
What do you think?
It's really just a matter of what we usually say, and that's what I'm trying to explain to you.
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CliveHi,What do you think?It's really just a matter of what we usually say, and that's what I'm trying to explain to you.CliveHi Clive,
Could you please explain why keep sounds weird?
Thanks!
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